OnePlus 13 vs Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 213g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
1395 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 161.34 mm (6.35 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 73.91 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.23 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
90.8 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 710
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
966
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
2839
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2946966
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89992839
Geekbench Compute (GPU)241792266
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
638813
CPU636212202978
GPU1240330130582
Memory533673148958
UX440043156295
NanoReview Score2840258638813
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.8 °Cn/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test122 fpsn/a
Graphics Score20587n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
16150
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
13919
Writing score2186413962
Web score1402817252
Video editing67416736
Data manipulation165809684
NanoReview Score1615013919

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size 54 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 Realme UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:47 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
26:55
Web Browsing13:42 h13:01 h
Video Playback23:46 h14:52 h
Games06:05 h05:40 h
Standby Mode120 h120 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony LYT-701
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.7
Focal length73 mm73 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.951/1.95
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5SmartSens SC820
Sensor size1/2.751/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr July, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr August, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 395
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 80 W

Note

OnePlus 13:

The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 and 210g. The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.

Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G:

There is a model with an eco-leather cover that has a lower weight (185.5 grams) and a thicker of 8.41.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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